Some truck drivers as young as 18 are now being allowed to make interstate trips, a move made by the White House  to help assuage the nation’s supply chain headache. Though this new law may help chip at the 80,000 driver shortage, many safety advocates are raising safety concerns.  Read more… 

Truck drivers are receiving mixed messages on the vaccine mandate that is set to go in effect nationwide.  In November of last year, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said truck drivers, due to the isolated nature of the position, should be exempt from the mandate, but the reality of the exemption is yet to be known as Walsh has not followed up on the topic since. Read more…